--- title: "Unity Starter Kit" content_type: tutorial url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit?language=en" language: en container_type: course container_title: "Getting Started with Houdini & Unity" container_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity.md?language=en&version=2021.1" standalone_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2021.1" previous_title: "Set up Houdini Engine for Unity" previous_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/set-up-houdini-engine-for-unity?language=en&version=2021.1" previous_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/set-up-houdini-engine-for-unity.md?language=en&version=2021.1" next_title: "Houdini + Unity Examples" next_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/houdini-unity-examples?language=en&version=2021.1" next_markdown_url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/houdini-unity-examples.md?language=en&version=2021.1" difficulty: beginner duration_minutes: 70 unity_version: - "2021.1" - "2020.3" - "2020.2" - "2020.1" - "2019.4" supported_unity_versions: - name: "2021.1" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2021.1" - name: "2020.3" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2020.3" - name: "2020.2" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2020.2" - name: "2020.1" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2020.1" - name: "2019.4" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/getting-started-with-houdini-unity/tutorial/unity-starter-kit.md?language=en&version=2019.4" last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:23:23.000Z" --- # Unity Starter Kit Learn what tools are included in SideFX’s Unity Starter Kit and how to use each procedural game art tool in the Unity Editor. SideFX’s Unity Starter Kit is a set of procedural game art tools that you can use in the Unity Editor. This tutorial is a guide to each tool available in the kit. ## Materials - [Houdini Starter Kit](https://www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/unity-starter-kit/) ## 1. Overview Houdini has a wide variety of node-based procedural tools designed for generating CG content, making it easier for you to create direct-able CG content, explore multiple iterations, and refine your work, even deep into production. Created for beginners and non-Houdini users, the Starter Kit for Unity provides some procedural tools that are ready to use out of the box. This Starter Kit is a set of procedural game art tools that can be used in the Unity game editor. This starter kit provides a variety of bread and butter tools that you can use right away to enhance your game environments. These tools can be used inside these host applications using the Houdini Engine plug-ins which you can install at the same time you install Houdini. Below are tutorials for getting started with Houdini Engine and for each of the tools in the collection. [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/750661fd-240f-409f-92aa-40f9b2d1e17d_2.1_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Overview.mp4) ## 2. Before you begin #### Download the project assets If you haven’t already done so, [download the Houdini Engine for Unity Starter Kit](https://www.sidefx.com/contentlibrary/unity-starter-kit/). ## 3. Set up the Unity Starter Kit [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/63d8fcc1-292a-49f7-9dd6-d30fb0fd1aac_2.3_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Getting_Started.mp4) ## 4. Tree Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/b5c1d4dd-d588-4641-808f-4c8ead6676a5_2.4_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Tree_Tool.mp4) ## 5. Rock Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/d6dfc4e0-807f-46ad-8ffa-846fdd1a4d9a_2.5_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Rock_Tool.mp4) ## 6. Modular Wall Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/a29bb7d4-f5e4-4be1-98e3-fdaa5ae5ce1a_2.6_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Modular_Wall_Tool.mp4) ## 7. Foliage Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210803/videos/ba32c7b0-9084-461a-ad0e-c7694263668c_2.7_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Foliage_Tool.mp4) ## 8. Edge Damage Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/b1426994-c830-4e9c-bd35-ae8aa64fd7ff_2.8_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Edge_Damage_Tool.mp4) ## 9. Level from PSD Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/723c827c-e587-4809-aa7d-aa47e0e341b6_2.9_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Level_from_PSD_Tool.mp4) ## 10. Placement Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/d67fbc40-db2b-4861-8c49-fb5b5177b93a_2.10_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Placement_Tool.mp4) ## 11. Level from WFC [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/6c483c83-0194-40a4-9c92-21ee7263c524_2.11_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Level_from_WFC.mp4) ## 12. Pipe Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/9e8a5ffd-5072-4a10-b1ef-040892daa2b4_2.12_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Pipe_Tool.mp4) ## 13. Platform Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/17e04e15-3d2e-4054-ad45-45383cd9213d_2.13_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Platform_Tool.mp4) ## 14. Terrain Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/998b6b63-a580-44f5-bd8a-618b48185c4d_2.14_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Terrain_Tool.mp4) ## 15. Trim Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/62832eb6-a0de-47f6-ba8e-0d80e8f377d8_2.15_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Trim_Tool.mp4) ## 16. Road Tool [Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20210804/videos/f0fa02c9-48e4-4135-a2f6-bc3907262f81_2.16_UNITY_Starter_Kit_Road_Tool.mp4) ## 17. Summary In this tutorial, you have: - Installed the Unity Starter Kit - Learned how to use the various Starter Kit assets